May 15, 2020
A short kata to configure a nodejs project, using TypeScript instead of javascript, and to create a unit test using the Jest testing framework.
Requirements Create a new nodejs project and install dependencies: $ npm init -y $ npm i -D typescript nodemon \ jest \ babel-jest \ @types/jest \ @babel/preset-typescript \ @babel/preset-env \ @babel/core Initialise jest $ jest --init The following questions will help Jest to create a suitable configuration for your project √ Would you like to use Jest when running "test" script in "package.
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May 4, 2020
Monorepo (all projects are stored in a single repository) is a relatively new concept (to me) and so I’ve provided more than usual hits/sample code in the kata. This is primarily to help me cement the core commands.
The BACKGROUND to why I’ve created this is kata is this. I’ve recently needed to create several RabbitMQ consumers through a devised pattern, including additional common functionality. As there is common code, I did not want to violate the DRY principle so set about researching a way to do this, easily, with a nodejs repo.
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April 27, 2020
Requirements:
Create a React application and run it to get default page
Remove all extant files
Create a new App.js starter file
Add socket-io to server.js
Add socket-io-client to App component
Send ‘Welcome!’ message on client connect
Render ‘Welcome!’ message from the server
Tech:
nodejs npm npx react (create-react-app) socket.io (socker-io) socket.io-client (https://www.npmjs.com/package/socket.io-client) References
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April 27, 2020
Requirements:
Create a React application and run it to get default page
Remove all extant files
Create a new App.js starter file
Add a new function component that renders an input field and a button - call this Input
Add a new function component that renders a table - call this Table
Import and add both new function components as child components to the App
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